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Lucan, Co. Dublin

Lucan is a suburban town on the western outskirts of Dublin city, 15km (10 miles) from the city centre. Lucan town lies next to the River Liffey.

The picturesque old town retains its character, despite hosting ever-expanding areas of housing that are suburbs of Dublin. These new estates lead east from the town towards the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and southeast towards Clondalkin.

Gardens

Ardgillan Castle - Balbriggan County Dublin IReland

Ardgillan Castle & Demesne

Skerries, Co. Dublin

Corrupted from the Irish Ard Choill (high wood), Ardgillan was aptly named until the Rev Robert Tayleur paid labourers a penny a day to clear the land for his new home in 1737. The estate, with its Gothicised house situated in a 200 acre park abo ...

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Golf

South County Golf Club

Saggart, Co. Dublin
Course Type: Parkland

The South County Golf Club is a Dr. Nick Bielenberg designed championship parkland golf course set amongst the foot hills of the Dublin Mountains. It is a par 72 parkland course measuring 7,014 yards from the tips. Use of the landscape is a ke ...

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Self Catering

Castletown Gatelodges

Celbridge, Co. Kildare

Situated at the bottom of the tree lined avenue to Castletown House, Ireland’s finest Palladian Country House. Both properties are prominently placed at the top of the main street in Celbridge, Co Kildare opposite the quaint Church of ...

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What's On

Dublin Food Co-op - Dublin 8 - Thursdays & Saturdays

Dublin Food Co-Op (formerly Pearse Street market)

12 Newmarket, Dublin 8

Thursday from 2 pm to 8 pm

Saturdays: 9.30am – 4.30pm

Run by the Dublin Food Co-op. ...

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Tourist Attractions

The Ark

Dublin 2, Dublin City

The Ark introduces children to the joy, wonder and creativity of the arts, and plays a vital role in raising the standard of culture for children. The Ark was founded on the principle that children, as citizens, have the same cultural rights ...

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Wedding Venues

Barberstown Castle

Straffan, Co. Kildare

Barberstown Castle has been occupied continuously for over 400 years and, despite its many additions - including a new accommodation wing - it has retained a sense of history. There are Church of Ireland and Catholic churches close by in Straffan ...

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